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+What steps will reproduce the problem?
+I was trying to pair two repositories on 2 different computers, 
+but my public key had this email address at the end:
+bachir@Bachirs-iMac.local
+
+What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
+I was expecting successful pairing.
+I got:
+bad comment in ssh public key ssh-rsa
+AAB3....SAK
+bachir@Bachirs-iMac.local
+
+What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+I am using the package git-annex  Version: 3.20120925 
+on MacOSX Lion
+
+Please provide any additional information below.
+I've checked your code, seems to complain about the dash '-' in the email address
+bachir@Bachirs-iMac.local
+